The 1″Or”2 cheesecake is chocked full of Oreo cookies and baked on an Oreo crust.  Rich dark chocolate and white chocolate ganaches, topped with chopped Oreos, envelope this 1″Or”2. It is garnished with Oreos dipped in Ghiradelli white chocolate.

Key Ingredients: Oreos, Ghirardelli white chocolate and dark chocolate

Named after our favorite college boys who live in apartment 102, The 1″Or”2 is an Oreo Cheesecake that quickly became one of my most requested cheesecakes.

This light, decadent Strawberry Chocolate Ganache cheesecake is made with a fresh strawberry puree, and baked on an Oreo crust covered with a made from scratch strawberry sauce. Topped with same stawberry sauce hidden under a chocolate ganache and decorated with chocolate dipped strawberries, this cheesecake speaks love.

Key Ingredients: fresh strawberries, Ghirardelli chocolate, fresh strawberry sauce 

Named after my sweet Lindsay, the first college student I discipled, The Lindsay’s Love cheesecake made it’s debut at Lindsay’s engagement party. Due to the light pink color and lightness of this cheesecake, the Lindsay’s Love was said to look like “Love is in the air”.

 My peanut butter chocolate cheesecake is made with creamy peanut butter and Ghiradelli chocolates. The JDR is baked on a peanut butter cream Oreo crust and loaded with an enormous amount of chopped Reeses.  Covered with a chocolate ganache and topped with mounds of Reeses, this Reese Cheesecake will please the peanut butter lovers in your life.

Key Ingredients: peanut butter, Reeses, Oreo, Ghirardelli chocolate

The “JDR” (Jeff Duke’s Reese) Cheescake is named after my peanut butter, Reese everything loving husband. No one loves peanut butter more than my Jeff.

An assortment of sweet goodness is beautifully arranged on a charcuterrie board, ceramic platter, tray of your choosing or you may provide one of your one.

This is my chocolate chip, chocolate chip cookie cheesecake.  It is baked on an Oreo crust, filled with mini chocolate chips and covered in a rich, creamy chocolate ganache. The topping is mini chocolate chips and my classic chocolate chip cookies.  The finishing touches of my chocolate chip cookies dipped in Ghirardelli white chocolate take this classic to a new level. 

Key Ingredients: chocolate chips, chocolate chip cookies, Ghirardelli chocolates

The “Chamb”ion Chip is named after one of my favorite families The Chambers. They hold a special place in my family’s heart and we love them dearly. The first time I baked this cheesecake was for them for a birthday celebration.

This key lime cheesecake is made with fresh key limes and baked on a crispy, sweet graham cracker crust drizzled with my made from scratch key lime sauce. Topped with clouds of fresh whipped cream, key lime sauce, a sweet graham cracker crumble,and adorned with a cluster of hand dipped chocolate strawberries, this cheesecake is sure to please during the holiday season and refresh you on a hot summer day.

Key Ingredients: fresh hand squeezed key lime juice, fresh key lime sauce, graham crackers 

Due to the grander of its size and distinct key lime flavor, The “Grand” Key is appropriately named after my dad, “GrandGrand”. (not to mention it’s his favorite)

My sea salt caramel and chocolate turtle cheesecake is a balanced blend of caramel and chocolate swirled in a silky, smooth light brown sugar cheesecake. The “Sandy” Turtle is baked on a roasted pecan, graham cracker crust drizzled in made from scratch sea salt caramel sauce. It is topped with caramel sauce, chocolate ganache and garnished with chocolate dipped roasted pecans.

Key Ingredients: sea salt caramel, roasted pecans, Ghirardelli chocolate, graham crackers

The “Sandy” Turtle is named after my brother in law for his love of the turtle cheesecake. I first made this cheesecake for his birthday which has now become his birthday cake.

A twist on pumpkin pie, the “May”kin is a pumpkin cheesecake seasoned with all the warm spices of fall. It is baked on a gingersnap crust drizzled in made from scratch caramel sauce, and topped with the same caramel sauce. The finishing touches are fresh pumpkin spice whipcream, and made from scratch, soft ginger snaps. The “May”kin is sure to have you reminiscing of cherished, family, holiday gatherings. 

Key Ingredients: pumpkin, caramel, ginger snaps, cinnamon, nutmeg 

The “May”kin Spice is named after my sweet baby girl. I first made this cheesecake for my daughter for her birthday, which got the cheesecake craze started. With  hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and clove, The “May”kin Spice has quickly become a fall favorite.

Desset Boards are a great way for me to combined a variety of all the little bites of sweet goodness I enjoy baking.

Filled with Oreos, Mint Oreos and candy cane pieces, this cheesecake is baked on a Oreo Mint Crust sprinkled with candy cane bits. It is topped with 2 chocolate ganaches, candy cane pieces and garnished with Mint Oreos. If you enjoy a Thin Mint cookie or a Peppermint patty, the “Peep”ermint is just for you!

Key Ingredients: Oreos, Mint Oreos, peppermint flavoring, candy cane pieces, Ghirardelli Chocolate

The “Peep”ermint Oreo first made its appeareance in December 2021 as a Christmas gift for the family of a special young lady in our lives. I couldn’t resist using her nicname when naming this cake. The “Peep”ermint Oreo is my 1″Or”2 cheesecake with a peppermint twist.

This Snickers cheesecakes is loaded with chopped Snickers and swirled with made from scratch chocolate and caramel sauces. Baked on an Oreo crust, topped with chocolate ganache, caramel, mounds of Snickers and fresh whip cream, this cheesecake will totally satisfy!

Key Ingredients: Snickers, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, Ghirardelli chocolate, Oreos, peanuts

This lemon raspberry cheesecake is a perfect blend of raspberries and lemon that takes you back to a cool spring day. The “Gare”berry Lemon is made with fresh lemons and swirls of fresh raspberry sauce. It is baked on a Lemon Oreo Crust drizzled in fresh raspberry and fresh lemon sauces. My raspberry and lemon sauces along with fresh raspberries and fresh whipcream top this cheesecake. 

Key Ingredients: fresh squeezed lemon juice, raspberries, lemon sauce, raspberry sauce, Lemon Oreo

The “Gare”berry Lemon is named after my son as it is his favorite. In 2021, I gave the “Gare”berry Lemon a halloween twist in celebration of his birthday for a Halloween/Birthday party.

The Triple Threat is a rich, creamy chocolate cheesecake.  The Triple Threat is a blend of smooth dark and semi-sweet chocolate and baked on an Oreo crust. It is topped with sea salt caramel sauce, chocolate curls and fresh chocolate whipcream. The Triple Threat is a chocolate lover’s dream.

Key Ingredients: Ghirardelli chocolates, Oreo, sea salt caramel

The WCR Classic is my white chocolate cheesecake with a raspberry twist. Made with Ghirardelli white chocolate swirled with fresh raspberry sauce, this cheesecake is baked on a sweet, golden Oreo crust drizzled with fresh raspberry sauce. It is envleoped with a smooth, white chocolate ganache and fresh raspberry sauce. Fresh whip cream and white ganache infused raspberries toppings bring a level of sophistication to this elegant classic.

Key Ingredients: Ghirardelli white chocolate, fresh raspberries, fresh raspberry sauce, white chocolate ganache, Golden Oreos

This brown sugar, buttery, vanilla cake is covered with a creamy, rich brown sugar caramel icing. Each bite of this silky, smooth goodness will melt in your mouth and take you right back to grandma’s kitchen.

 Key Ingredients: brown sugar, butter, Madagascar vanilla, heavy cream 

The “Candy G.” Cane is a peppermint bark twist on my classic elegant. This white chocolate cheesecake is topped with a creamy, white chocolate ganache, filled with Ghirardelli White Chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate pieces and candy cane pieces is baked on a candy cane Oreo Crust. Decorated with a beautiful hand piped white chocolate Christmas tree this holiday, candy cane pieces, and hand made white chocolate curls then topped with fresh whipcream this holiday cheesecake will have you dancing down Candy Cane Lane.

Key Ingredients: Ghirardelli white chocolate, white chocolate ganache, candy cane pieces, semi-sweet chocolate pieces 

The Candy G. Cane is named after a friend, who happens to be the woman behind the scenes making the magic happen for our church’s special events.

Whether your holiday calls for a turkey you don’t have to roast or Grinchless Whoville with an eatable tree, my holiday dessert boards are sure to help make spirits bright.